Mixed Messages

Isabella Silvers

A weekly newsletter all about the mixed-race experience, with interviews by Isabella Silvers (White British and Punjabi Indian)

Created 06 Jul 2020

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Yasmine Akram: “I don't need to earn my Pakistani badge”
10 Jan 2022 • 3 min read • 2 1
Photo: Emma Bullivant Hi, welcome to the first Mixed Messages of 2022! This week, I’m speaking to Yasmine Akram, an Irish actor and comedian of mixed Pakistani and white heritage. Yasmine, who has sta...
Sarah Karmali: “Being mixed, you're constantly discovering new parts of yourself”
20 Dec 2021 • 3 min read • 4 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to Sarah Karmali, Digital Editor of Harper’s Bazaar. Sarah is of mixed Indian and white heritage, and hasn’t always felt as proud of her dua...
Natalie and Naomi Evans: “Monoracial parents don't understand mixedness”
13 Dec 2021 • 5 min read • 3 2
Photographer: Rebecca Douglas Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to sisters Natalie and Naomi Evans, the founders of Everyday Racism. The platform began in May 2020, after Nat...
Solana Baptiste: “My music taste doesn’t make me any less Black”
06 Dec 2021 • 2 min read • 3 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to TikTok creator and musician Solana Baptiste, who is of white and Black Caribbean heritage. Known online as @solanathegreenfairy, Solana h...
Pele Newell: “As a mixed person, you’re getting it from both sides”
30 Nov 2021 • 3 min read • 3 1
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to TikTok creator Pele Newell, who is of white and Black Caribbean heritage. Part of the LGBTQ+ community, Pele showed me just how entwined ...
Malaka Gharib: “To belong, you need to feel at home with yourself first”
22 Nov 2021 • 4 min read • 3 0
Image: Ben de la Cruz Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to journalist, author and award-winning cartoonist Malaka Gharib, who is of Egyptian and Filipino heritage. Malaka’s g...
Priyanka Yoshikawa: “People might say I’m less Japanese, but I don’t care”
15 Nov 2021 • 4 min read • 1 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to former Miss World Japan and founder of Mukoomi, Priyanka Yoshikawa. Priyanka is of Japanese and Indian heritage, her mixed background mak...
Patrice Lawrence: 'If I read "caramel skin and swishy hair" again I’m going to scream'
08 Nov 2021 • 4 min read • 3 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to author Patrice Lawrence, who is of mixed Guyanese, African and Indian heritage. Patrice spoke so openly about what it feels like to not b...
Laura Lewis-Paul: “It’s difficult to define mixed people because we’re all so different”
01 Nov 2021 • 2 min read • 3 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to Laura Lewis-Paul, founder of music tech initiative Saffron Music. Laura is of mixed-Caribbean and British heritage, and grew up in mostly...
Michael Mann: “Being mixed is like being a middle child – character-building”
25 Oct 2021 • 3 min read • 3 0
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to Michael Mann, a teacher and author of Ghostcloud. Michael is of mixed-Indian and white-Irish heritage, similar to my own, and shared with...
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